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CPS HSAT Vocabulary · Tier 2

euphemism

noun

Definition

a mild substitute word

In a sentence

'Passed away' is a euphemism for 'died'.

Why this word matters: euphemism appears in academic reading at the 8th-grade level and is exactly the type of word that shows up on the CPS HSAT Reading section. Practice it in context with our spaced-repetition system at vocabulary.